The Institute of Development Studies and the FAO are launching an online discussion as part of the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition to better understand the potential interactions between food security, gender equality, and peace-building. The discussion will help to identify entry points for policy interventions that support food security and build resilience among men >> Read more
Job opportunities with AWID, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Save the Children
AWID Women Human Rights Defenders – Program Coordinator for Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) - deadline to apply: August 2, 2015 Senior Regional Legal Adviser for Africa with the Center for Reproductive Rights (until filled) Gender and GBV Technical Adviser with Save the Children - deadline to apply: July 22, 2015
Nominations open for 2015 Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2015 Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards - See more at UN Women. This year, the global community commits to a new UN framework for sustainable development for the next 15 years and in the current draft, the use of ICTs is included as an important means of >> Read more
Online forum on collecting, analyzing, and using sex-disaggregated and gender-sensitive data in Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS)
Register here to join the kickoff webinar for the RHINO Forum on Gender & HIS on Tuesday, July 14th, 9am-10am EST. The webinar will include a short introduction to the topic and an opportunity to meet the facilitators for the week. Join the webinar by clicking here.
New FAO publication: Running out of time: The Reduction of women’s work burden in agricultural production
Abstract: Based on a broad literature review, this publication discusses rural women’s time poverty in agriculture, elaborates on its possible causes and implications and provides insight into the various types of constraints that affect the adoption of solutions for reducing work burden. This paper raises questions about the adequacy of women’s access to technologies, services >> Read more
Launch of the Renewable Equity Project (REP)
The Renewable Equity Project (REP) is a new initiative to explore the impact of women’s advancement on the expansion of the clean energy economy. The project is developing cutting edge research geared toward energy sector institutions as well as innovative methods for building gender diversity in the clean energy sector in the US and globally. REP >> Read more
Looking back to move forward: Celebrating 20 years of gender research at IFPRI
Originally posted at https://www.ifpri.org/blog/looking-back-move-forward JULY 1, 2015 by AGNES QUISUMBING My 20th anniversary of working at IFPRI coincides with the 20th anniversary of the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, where then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton proudly proclaimed that women’s rights are human rights. I had been hired to lead IFPRI’s research program on gender >> Read more
New publication: Rural Women and Empowerment Topic Guide
The Rural Women and Empowerment Topic Guide is now published and available at: http://www.evidenceondemand.info/topic-guide-womens-empowerment-in-a-changing-agricultural-and-rural-context It was prepared through the Evidence on Demand information hub (http://www.evidenceondemand.info/homepage.aspx) for DFID livelihood officers, but can be a resource for a wider audience working in rural areas. There are 5 sections and links to further gender related resources 1. >> Read more
Registration open for e-learning course on development evaluation and gender
UN Women Independent Evaluation Office, Claremont Graduate University and IOCE, within the EvalPartners initiative, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation and in partnership with UNEG, OECD/DAC EvalNet, ALNAP, UNICEF, ReLAC, IPEN and EvalMena, have announced the opening of the registration for the second 2015 cohort of the introductory e-Learning programme on Development Evaluation. which will close on 17 September 2015. Read details at http://gendereval.ning.com/profiles/blogs/register-now-to-e-learning-on-development-evaluation?xg_source=activity
New post on EnGendering Data Blog: Debunking the myth of female labor in African agriculture
EnGendering Data, a blog on improving data on the role of gender in agriculture, has a new post on female labor in African agriculture. Cheryl Doss shares new studies that "offer our most detailed understanding to date of rural economies in Africa" and challenge the widely cited "fact" that women in Africa provide 60-80% of the labor in agriculture. >> Read more
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